High-Value Nutrition Ko Ngā Kai Whai Painga supports a range of events, conferences and workshops to grow the high-value foods eco-system. Stay in touch with what’s happening.
HVN Challenge Updates
Come and join our team – We are currently recruiting for a Māori Engagement & Stakeholder Strategist
At the Liggins Institute, we have a vacancy for a senior leader to provide leadership and oversight to the High-Value Nutrition (HVN) National Science Challenge’s Vision Mātauranga strategy, policy development, aims and aspirations. This is an important role within a...
Have a good night’s sleep with Aotearoa New Zealand green kiwifruit
A study examining the effects of green kiwifruit on sleep quality and the sleep-wake cycle in healthy males has been awarded funding of $31,800 over 12 months by the High-Value Nutrition (HVN) Ko Ngā Kai Whai Painga National Science Challenge. Kiwifruit has been shown...
Recruitment underway for IBS Study
Have you or a whānau member been diagnosed with constipation or constipation-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)? A HVN research team from the University of Otago, Christchurch, is currently conducting a research study based in Christchurch, which aims to...
Diets for diabetes prevention: A residential study
The HVN Metabolic Health Priority Research Programme's Synergy Study is underway. This study is an opportunity for people who are concerned about their diabetes risk and interested in improving their health with the "Kiwi-terranean" diet. The Human Nutrition Unit at...
HVN Events
Foodomics 2024
More than 180 delegates from science, the F&B industry and government came together to celebrate 10 years of the High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge at Foodomics 2024.
Support Ecosystem for Aotearoa New Zealand F&B Businesses
HVN Industry Advisory Panel Chair, Craig Armstrong shares insights from the Foodomics 2024 panel on the ecosystem of support for New Zealand F&B Businesses.
Foodomics 2024 Poster Competition
Congratulations to Foodomics Poster Competition Winners Vitor Geniselli da Silva, Jarrah Dowrick and Simone Frame.
HVN at the Kai mō Aotearoa Food Science Meeting
There was a buzz in the meeting, which focused on the use of native species for food and health. A perspective from HVN’s Chief Scientist, Professor Richard Mithen.
Kai mō Aotearoa Food Science meeting: a Kaupapa Māori perspective
Reflections from Vicky Thorn, who spoke on the K7 Ahu Whenua Trust’s approach to Mātauranga Māori at the Kai mō Aotearoa Food Science meeting.
Kai mō Aotearoa Food Science satellite: full programme
The full programme for the satellite meeting (27–28 August 2023) is online now.
Foodomics 2024 registrations now open
19–21 March 2024. Registrations are open now – take advantage of early bird pricing.
Feeding Aotearoa: A National Science Challenges Panel
Join HVN at the New Zealand International Science Festival and hear about research to drive positive change in our food system.
Foodomics 2024: Save the date
Foodomics 2024 will be held on 19–21 March 2024 at the newly-opened Tākina Centre, Wellington.
Webinar Series. Scanning the Horizons: Patent Insights, Regulatory and Market Trends 2023
Do you work in food innovation? Our patent insights, regulatory and market trends webinars support high-value nutrition export success.
